Items

Items are consumable objects that can be used during gameplay to heal the player or ward off and damage enemies. They are usually obtained by being purchased from a Divinity Statue, though there are some hidden throughout the games' missions. In Devil May Cry, they will reappear on subsequent playthroughs, while in the other games they can only be found once per difficulty.

Vital Star
The Vital Star is a green star-shaped stone made through alchemy. In each game, it will revitalize a set amount of the player's vitality if used, and it comes in small, medium, and large sizes. A large star will restore all of the player's vitality  , while a medium will only restore half , and a small will only restore a quarter. The large stars appear in all games, while the medium only appear in Devil May Cry 4, and the small only in Devil May Cry 2, Devil May Cry 3, and Devil May Cry 4.

Devil Star
The Devil Star is a purple star-shaped stone made through alchemy. In each game, it will revitalize a set amount of the player's Devil Trigger if used, and it comes in small and large sizes. A large star will restore all of the player's Devil Trigger, while a small will only restore half. The large stars appear in Devil May Cry 2, Devil May Cry 3, and Devil May Cry 4, and the small appear in Devil May Cry, Devil May Cry 2, and Devil May Cry 4.

Untouchable
The Untouchable is a yellow star-shaped stone made through alchemy. It appears only in Devil May Cry, in which if used it will render the player invulnerable for a short period of time, while also putting them in a Devil Trigger state.

Holy Star
The Holy Star is a blue star-shaped stone filled with divine blessings. It appears only in Devil May Cry 2, in which if used it will cure the player of any poison status.

Holy Water
The Holy Water is a vial of divinely blessed water. It appears in all games, and if used it will fend off demons and severely damage any that are near the player. In Devil May Cry 2, it can only be obtained by defeating enemies, and when picked up it will be immediately detonated, damaging all enemies on screen.

Smell of Fear
The Smell of Fear is a pink vial. It appears only in Devil May Cry 2, in which if used it will render the player invulnerable to three enemy attacks.

Gold Orb
True to its namesake, it appears as a yellowish-golden orb of life energy created by alchemy. These are used to revive the player should their life gauge be depleted. In the first game, Gold Orbs served as continues, but in later games, they revive the player exactly from the point they died, with their life filled completely. In DMC2, the DT gauge is also filled up.